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A B757 flight attendant reported an intoxicated passenger was disruptive during boarding and taxi out, as well as smoked in the lavatory during descent into las.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : l30.tracon tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 95 |
| ASRS Report | 593043 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger was going to las vegas with a woman and ready to have fun! Drank 5 minis of liquor, which we thought were purchased to share with his date. He drank them all and was slurring by landing. He got up on final descent. We were strapped in jumpseats, wheels were down, to use lavatory. I advised (through door) to take his seat for landing to avoid injury. When he came out of lavatory, cigarette smoke and odor poured out with him. He had arrogant attitude from beginning of boarding. 1) he wanted cocktails before departure. 2) used the lavatory on taxi out, even though we advised him not to. 3) wanted cocktails as soon as we took off. 4) very demanding. 5) then, smoked in lavatory on final descent. Issued him the warning. Auths met plane. We were advised by agent he would be barred from flying with my company again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AN INTOXICATED PAX WAS DISRUPTIVE DURING BOARDING AND TAXI OUT, AS WELL AS SMOKED IN THE LAVATORY DURING DSCNT INTO LAS.
Narrative: PAX WAS GOING TO LAS VEGAS WITH A WOMAN AND READY TO HAVE FUN! DRANK 5 MINIS OF LIQUOR, WHICH WE THOUGHT WERE PURCHASED TO SHARE WITH HIS DATE. HE DRANK THEM ALL AND WAS SLURRING BY LNDG. HE GOT UP ON FINAL DSCNT. WE WERE STRAPPED IN JUMPSEATS, WHEELS WERE DOWN, TO USE LAVATORY. I ADVISED (THROUGH DOOR) TO TAKE HIS SEAT FOR LNDG TO AVOID INJURY. WHEN HE CAME OUT OF LAVATORY, CIGARETTE SMOKE AND ODOR POURED OUT WITH HIM. HE HAD ARROGANT ATTITUDE FROM BEGINNING OF BOARDING. 1) HE WANTED COCKTAILS BEFORE DEP. 2) USED THE LAVATORY ON TAXI OUT, EVEN THOUGH WE ADVISED HIM NOT TO. 3) WANTED COCKTAILS AS SOON AS WE TOOK OFF. 4) VERY DEMANDING. 5) THEN, SMOKED IN LAVATORY ON FINAL DSCNT. ISSUED HIM THE WARNING. AUTHS MET PLANE. WE WERE ADVISED BY AGENT HE WOULD BE BARRED FROM FLYING WITH MY COMPANY AGAIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.